10 min
Interview
Meet Venerable Thubten Kalden
Ten minutes on how a Brazilian investment banker became a monk, and on the centre he now helps run in Florida.
About the teacher
Venerable Thubten Kalden
Brazilian Buddhist monk, born Marcos Troia in Rio de Janeiro. He left a career in investment banking at twenty-five, travelled to Nepal and India, and studied at Kopan Monastery and Sera Je, as well as Tibetan in Dharamsala. He was ordained by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2020 and fully ordained by the Dalai Lama in 2023, has served in Dharma centres in Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Nepal, and teaches across the FPMT network.
Upcoming events
Meet Venerable Thubten Kalden in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
107 min
Talk
Buddhist Heart Advice for a Happy Life
A full evening at Tushita in Dharamsala, where he taught as resident teacher for two and a half years.
140 min
Talk
Practical Buddhism for Everyday Life
More than two hours at Choe Khor Sum Ling in Bangalore on taking the teachings into an ordinary working day.
Path
The wider context.
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Reason as practice
Gelug
Systematic philosophical study, monastic scholarship and tantric practice.
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